Who? Anyone who is in third grade or older, including adults! If you are in 3-5th grade you need at least one parent to come with you.
Where? Gadsden, Alabama a town about 60 miles northeast of Birmingham. This is a town that was devastated by tornadoes last April.
When? The trip during the private school break will be March 19-24 and the public school break will be April 15-20.
What about logistics? We will sleep in a church in Gadsden. We will either bring air-mattresses and/or cots or have cots provided, these details will be known by the first of February. We will fly to Birmingham and rent vans to drive to Gadsden. The details of the flights are listed below. If you want to make your own flight arrangements please make sure you arrive in Birmingham before the rest of the group. Our meals will be provided by our host church.
What will we be doing? There will be several parts to our service. One primary part will be rebuilding of homes destroyed by the tornado. In addition we will have opportunities to interact with people in the community.
Cost? The cost for the trip is $525 not including airfare. The price of the airfare is listed in the box to the right. Scholarship money is available along with payment plans. Please contact Pastor Stuart if you need assistance.
How do I sign up? Click below for the registration form and online payment options.
March trip on AA Airlines: $370.40
April trip on AA Airlines: $469.40
To guarantee the price for the airfare you must register by January 9, 2012 for the March trip and February 2 for the April trip.
March Trip:
3/19 Departing NYC LaGuardia 11:10 am
Arriving Dallas Fort Worth 2:25 pm
AA Flight 739
Departing Dallas Fort Worth 3:40 pm
Arriving Birmingham, AL 5:10 pm
3/24 Departing Birmingham, AL 10:55 am
Arriving Dallas Fort Worth 1:00 pm
AA Flight 1156
Departing Dallas Fort Worth 2:00 pm
Arriving La Guardia 6:20 pm
AA Flight 732
April Trip:
4/15 Departing La Guardia 11:10 am
Arriving in Dallas Fort Worth 2:10 pm
AA Flight 739
Departing Dallas Fort Worth 3:10 pm
Arriving Birmingham, AL 4:50 pm
AA Flight 1218
4/20 Departing Birmingham, AL 11:30 am
Arriving Dallas Fort Worth 1:30 pm
AA Flight 1685
Departing Dallas Fort Worth 2:55 pm
Arriving La Guardia 7:30 pm
AA Flight 736